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Vegan dog food company continues its international expansion

V-planet, the San Francisco-based company that manufactures 100 percent vegan products for dogs, has just expanded...

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Solar-powered glass cafe overlooks a “green lung” in Jerusalem

Sacher Park, the largest public park in the center of Jerusalem, Israel, has recently gained a new cafe that embraces...

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Geotectura Studio completes an ecological building on a former brownfield in Israel

A former brownfield has been transformed into the remediated site for ECO-TUBES, the Azriel Faculty of Design’s...

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Energy-plus home is a beacon of sustainability in Tel Aviv

Israeli architecture firm Geotectura recently completed a striking modern home that can produce more energy than...

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Trio of LEED Platinum-targeted glass skyscrapers revealed for Tel Aviv

Israel’s capital city of Tel Aviv will soon add extra shine to its skyline in the form of three glass skyscrapers...

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Incredible fossil discovery rewrites the history of human migration out of Africa

Scientists have discovered the oldest known fossil of a modern human outside of Africa in Misliya Cave near Mount...

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Researchers decipher one of the last unpublished Dead Sea Scrolls

Since the first Dead Sea Scrolls were found in a Qumran cave in 1947, most have been restored and published. But...

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Tel Aviv builds world's tallest block tower to honor 8-year-old cancer victim

Tel Aviv is shooting for the stars with the world's tallest LEGO tower. Technically, the 118-foot tower is made...

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“Floating” forest of bamboo pops up in Jerusalem

Jerusalem is famed for stone, but a recent appearance of bamboo in the city has been turning heads too. Students...

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Israeli bus company to invest $2.2M in wireless charging electric roads

Wireless charging electric roads just took a big step forward, as Tel Aviv transit service Dan Bus Company announced...

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“Cannabis walls” add warmth to this eco-friendly home in Israel

Cannabis is good for more than just medicine—industrial hemp has its uses in eco-friendly architecture too. Haifa-based...

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Centuries-old apartment in Israel transformed into a remarkable modern "cave"

This ancient apartment in Israel was skillfully renovated to unify its cavernous, centuries-old rooms into a modern...

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Tel Aviv's Gran Mediterraneo Tower blooms with with a lush vertical garden

This curvy new skyscraper envisioned for Tel Aviv is a lush oasis that combines modern, sustainable living with...

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8 incredible parks created from landfills

Humanity has turned Earth into a giant trash pile. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that Americans...

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Incredible rooftop farm takes over Israel’s oldest mall to grow thousands of organic vegetables

An amazing farm has sprouted in an unlikely place—the rooftop of Israel’s oldest mall in the heart of Tel Aviv....

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